Ash Wednesday Service: We will be beginning this Lenten season with a worship on Ash Wednesday. Through this service we will be remembering that it is from dust that God created us and to dust we one day will return. Join us on Wednesday, February 18th at 11 AM as we receive ashes during our Ash Wednesday worship service.

Drive Thru Ashes: If you are unable to make the service but would still like to receive ashes, join us for Drive-Thru Ashes on February 18th, 4-6 PM in the church parking lot. Pastor Caitlyn will be available in the parking lot, and will bring ashes to you when you stop by during this time frame.

Lenten Small Group: This Lent, Palos UMC will offer a small group and sermon series following Adam Hamilton’s book Why Did Jesus Have to Die:The Meaning of the Crucifixion. Our small group will be meeting for 6 weeks on Wednesdays at 10:30 starting on February 25th.

Neat Repeats Resale Stores are looking for volunteers! Come and work in our stores with a boutique atmosphere. Share your compassion, talents, and time. Give five hours a week and make a difference in the lives of victims of domestic violence. Join the Neat Repeats team, develop new skills, and make a difference in your own community. All sales at Neat Repeats Resale benefit the clients served by the Crisis Center for South Suburbia, a non-profit domestic violence agency. For additional information, contact Michelle McCarthy (708)-429-7255 option #5 or [email protected]

FAITH IN ACTION: VITAS HEALTHCARE Have you received hope, comfort or love at a time in your life when you needed it most? Do you feel it’s time to give to others the blessings you have received? There are hospice patients in your area that would benefit greatly from your companionship and encouragement. In addition, we have openings in our office as well. We are currently looking for knitters, crocheters and sewers for our comfort care hospice program. Volunteers create blankets, robes, drawstring bags, prayer shawls and other needed items for hospice patients. Your volunteer time would suit your schedule and your location. Also, donations of yarn are needed and welcomed!!! Find out more by calling or emailing Joseph Calderone at VITAS Healthcare of Chicagoland South, 708-781-4405 or [email protected]